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  • Heat waves: How France has cut death toll 90% since 2003

    November 04, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: France

    Chagrined by its lack of planning that contributed to many deaths in a 2003 heat wave, France developed a coordinated national response that in 2019 cut the death toll by 90% despite even higher temperatures. By paying particular attention to vulnerable elderly people living alone, and requiring officials at all levels of government to communicate warnings and advice clearly, the government promoted simple safety measures and awareness of risks in effective ways, including discouraging outdoor recreation and closely monitoring and cooling older residents.

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  • In Detroit, A New Type of Agricultural Neighborhood Has Emerged

    November 04, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Whereas urban farms provide supplemental nutrition, agricultural neighborhoods make farming one of their central features. In Detroit, Michigan, the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI) has grown from a local community garden into a nationally recognized agricultural neighborhood that has fueled transformation and investment into the area. MUFI partners with other community organizations to combat food insecurity. And while providing free food to the surrounding community, MUFI also sells products like hot sauce.

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  • As other local news outlets struggle, NPR affiliates are growing — and quickly

    November 04, 2019 |

    Poynter |

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    Response Location: United States

    While newspaper staffs shrank dramatically, eroding resources to cover local and statewide news, local public radio stations added 1,000 full- and part-time journalists, a 50% increase, between 2011 and 2018. While still small overall, relative to the scale of newspaper newsrooms in their prime, public radio stations – including NPR affiliates – have become a more significant force in preserving and expanding coverage of local news. One tactic stations have used in several markets, notably in Texas, is to collaborate on statewide networks, to boost statehouse coverage and stories of statewide interest.

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  • Z chlapca z osady je mentor, šikanované rómske dievča študuje na vysokej

    November 04, 2019 |

    Denník N |

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    Response Location: Slovakia, Levoca, Presov

    Rómsky vzdelávací fond na Slovensku pomáha deťom z rómskej komunity, ktorá v sebe nesie historickú stopu sociálnych a ekonomických znevýhodnení, ako aj etnickej diskriminácie, prekonať problémy pri ukončení strednej školy a pokračovaní vo vysokoškolskom vzdelávaní. Fond funguje tak, že študentom, ktorí spĺňajú podmienky, poskytuje štipendium na úhradu vzdelávacích pomôcok, ako aj školské poradenstvo a osobné mentorstvo, ktoré pomáha študentom aj rodičom prekonať sociálne prekážky, ktoré bránia študentom v túžbe alebo schopnosti naplniť svoj potenciál.

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  • These shops will sell you shampoo, but it's BYOB — bring your own bottle

    November 04, 2019 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Eschewing packaging reduces waste. Cleenland, a store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, encourages low-waste shopping by selling household items like soap, cleaner, and detergent in bulk. Customers bring their own containers and purchase the products by weight. The store is among the first in the country to offer package-free shopping.

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  • Water Warriors

    November 04, 2019 |

    PBS POV |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Canada, New Brunswick

    After an energy company began exploring New Bruncwick territory for oil and natural gas, Indigenous tribes and white people worked together to protect their water and ban fracking. They held protests at government buildings and set up road blocks to prevent equipment trucks from getting out. Some of the protests included violent clashes with police, which made national news and drew more supporters. As a result of their actions, the government put a moratorium on fracking in the Canadian province.

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  • The Timber Architecture Revolution Has Arrived in Norway. (Almost.)

    November 04, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Norway, Brumunddal

    Norway is leading the world in low-carbon structural wood development; now, the country is working to bring factories into the country to turn the trees into usable lumber within the nation's borders. The city of Brumunddal has built the world's tallest structurally wooden building using sustainable practices, proving the effects on carbon usage and structural integrity that building with wood can offer the forest-dense country.

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  • ¿Cómo logró una escuela técnica bonaerense tener tantas estudiantes mujeres como varones?

    November 04, 2019 |

    La Nación (Argentina) |

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    Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

    Este reportaje describe cómo una escuela técnica de Buenos Aires logró que la mitad de su estudiantado fueran mujeres. Las carreras técnicas en el mundo suelen ser estudiadas por hombres, pero en esta escuela, liderada por directoras, se implementaron programas para dejar de sexualizar trabajos y luchar por más igualdad.

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  • Bagging a solution for leftover opioids

    November 03, 2019 |

    The Toledo Blade |

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    Response Location: United States, Toledo, Ohio

    The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has implemented a program that encourages those returning from being injured on the job to dispose of their leftover opioids. While the bags aren't a new concept and have shown promise in other sectors, this first-of-its-kind workers' compensation program is another way to fight the opioid epidemic and has gained support from the governor.

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  • 'Lots of us have skeletons:' South Burlington firefighters learn yoga, meditation to stay well

    November 03, 2019 |

    Burlington Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, South Burlington, Vermont

    Vermont’s South Burlington fire department has started offering its firefighters yoga and meditation services as a way to cope with trauma. The services are offered by the Vermont Center for Responder Wellness, which was created as a response to the traumatic experiences many first responders face. The training includes mindfulness, breathing, stretching, and refocusing.

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